One of occupy organizer Tim Simmons said : Tomorrow is going to be a test of what’s possible with this historical movement, how far this will go
At early morning raid prompted a massive street demonstration on Tuesday evening, which was met by more then hundred of riot-geared polices from more than a dozen local departments. police responded with tear gas and what appeared to be flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets When demonstrators threw bottles and rocks . An Iraqi War veteran who was protesting peacefully suffered a skull fracture, and images of the aggressive police response were beamed around the globe.
The actions have left Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, a self-proclaimed activist, fighting for her political career as she struggles to appease the Occupy Oakland movement. After asserting that protests -- but no camping -- would be permitted in the City Hall plaza, she relented and allowed dozens of tents to sprout anew.
On Monday, the city returned medical supplies confiscated in the police raid on the encampment's first-aid tent. Meanwhile, the Oakland Police Officers Assn. released an open letter Tuesday blasting Quan and saying her mixed messages have left them confused.
The response from outside Oakland has largely been one of shock and support for demonstrators. The most moving letters, Simmons said, have come from Cairo, where those involved in the Tahrir Square demonstrations recently marched on the U.S. Embassy to decry police violence -- in Oakland.
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